Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Gong Weifeng
Recently, the urban workplace drama "Dressage" is being broadcast on Oriental Satellite TV at 19:30 every night. The drama tells the people and events of the fashion magazine "Dressage" through the painful period of transformation, directed by Wubai, written by Lei Zhilong, song Jia, Chen He, Yuan Yongyi, Zhang Chao, Wang Yaoqing, Wang Chan, Gong Beiyuan, Li Xiaofeng, and Song Zu'er especially starring. Song Jia plays Chen Kaiyi, deputy editor of the magazine and "fashion witch".
Recently, Song Jia was interviewed by Yangcheng Evening News and other media. Talking about the understanding of "dressage", Song Jia said: "Dress is blooming! Every woman can bloom, and being yourself can become the most beautiful you, that is, blooming. "Be yourself" is also Song Jia's attitude towards fashion: "Don't go with the flow, people follow the clouds, only pay attention to yourself, confidently be yourself, such a girl is the most beautiful." ”
The screenwriter wrote "The Unknown Generation", which is a pure professional drama
The drama uses the Fashion Magazine as the place where the story takes place, reflecting the workplace when the building will fall: editor-in-chief George suddenly falls from the building, causing chaos within the magazine and stirring up invisible storms. Chen Kaiyi, the deputy editor-in-chief played by Song Jia, has grown and grown with the magazine, always believing that content is king and has its own "queen" aura; Xiao Hongxue, the new editor-in-chief played by Yuan Yongyi, has a different stance and believes that economic benefits determine everything. As the new editor-in-chief parachuted in, the magazine began to break down its lines.
After receiving the script handed over by five hundred directors, Song Jia was full of expectations for "Dressage": "Lei Zhilong is an excellent young film screenwriter who wrote "The Unknown Generation". He was a former journalist and had a deep affection for the media industry. Therefore, he created a relatively pure professional drama. ”
As an actress, Song Jia's work radius includes the fashion circle, and she often pays attention to the workplace details of her friends in the circle. After taking over the performance of "Dressed Up", Song Jia had her own observation: "This drama is a story created by the screenwriter, and there will definitely be a distance from the real fashion circle." But I can understand that what he wants to focus on is the picture of the era of the alternating old and new media, the persistence of the profession of the old media people, and how they remain elegant and decent in the new era. ”
The suspenseful elements throughout "Dress" also attracted Song Jia: Why did the original editor-in-chief George suddenly fall to his death? What are the dark secrets inside the magazine? What is the mystery of the personnel arrangement at the headquarters? Song Jia believes that for professional dramas, this arrangement is very fresh: "My friends can't stop chasing, and there is always a suspense element in the play to take the audience to see, which is the creative temperament that five hundred directors are good at." ”
Admire women like Chen Kaiyi, and whispering can also have an aura
In the play, Chen Kaiyi is a leader with strong professional ability: focusing on work, doing the right thing and not right people, and having the spirit of humanistic care. Song Jia admired such women: "She has made herself a lone warrior, an idealist with inner strength and almost paranoid persistence. She is strategic, intelligent, in control, extremely open, respectful of her opponents..."
Due to the obvious contrast between her personality and role, in order to maintain Chen Kaiyi's aura during the three-month shooting cycle, Song Jia felt uneasy: "I am from the northeast, I talk quite loudly, and I like to giggle. Chen Kaiyi has a sense of proportion under the strong, I have to hold it well, I have to let the audience understand her. I can't play the aura for the sake of the aura, if I play a domineering female president, it will be too superficial. ”
In order to fully create Chen Kaiyi's "fashion female devil" image, the crew invited Deng Li, former editor-in-chief of "Jia Ren Marie Claire", and Cui Dan, former fashion editor, as fashion chief planners and image consultants. Song Jia said that there are fashion circle masters to escort the role modeling, and the actor is very worry-free: "Makeup, hair, styling, and even bags have helped me match!" I haven't worn much makeup in recent years of filming, and I rarely enjoy the treatment of "Dressage" with full makeup and hair. Interestingly, Song Jia reminded the audience to pay attention to her mouth, which is a "sharp weapon" she added for Chen Kaiyi, "No matter how pale and tired Chen Kaiyi's face is, there is always a big red lip stubbornly supporting her."
After the broadcast of "Dress up", some viewers found that Song Jia adjusted her voice line and lowered her voice when she said her lines. In fact, this is Song Jia's special design: "I usually observe people with aura speaking, the voice is relatively small, the speed of speech is relatively slow, but the words are very clear. The way and rhythm of speech I designed for Chen Kaiyi is not to be angry and arrogant, and it is not necessary to shout loudly, pat the table, and whisper a speech that can have an aura and a sense of oppression. ”
Women in "dress" are very independent, and the good state of the workplace depends on strong support
Song Jia was very happy to learn that Yuan Yongyi played Xiao Hongxue: "The whole industry knows that Yuan Yongyi is a very good actress, and the best actress of the two Academy Awards. In the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, I saw many of her classic films. I heard that she was playing a rival role with me, and the stone in my heart fell to the ground! In the play, Chen Kaiyi and Xiao Hongxue were initially harmonious on the surface, but in fact they were secretly fighting, but in the end they achieved reconciliation. Song Jia explained: "The two characters just have different positions, they are essentially the same independent women. ”
Song Jia was pleasantly surprised to see that "Dress" portrayed the group portrait of professional women from a female perspective, emphasizing women's self-strength and self-expression. She gave the role of Chen Kaiyi as an example: "She has persistence, position, and attitude, but she is a woman first, and then she is the deputy editor-in-chief." Instead of being strong emotionally, she is vulnerable. I also observe life, and many professional women are like this, not wind and fire, but stress and exhaustion. Sometimes, the good state of the surface is strongly propped up. ”
Playing Chen Kaiyi this time also made Song Jia feel that the workplace is not easy: "In the workplace, whether it is a woman or a man, the pressure is very high. They need to find the best balance between showing ability and expressing their hearts, but it is actually difficult. She is also very willing to convey the beauty and strength of women in the workplace to the audience through the role of "Chen Kaiyi", and hopes to "become a person like Chen Kaiyi". (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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